Italian and Spanish authorities have seized nearly 50 properties and provisionally arrested 13 persons as the result of a Eurojust-coordinated operation against money laundering, tax evasion and corruption in Italy’s northwestern province of Cuneo and Malaga province in Spain. Eurojust supported the setting up of a joint investigation team (JIT) which led to a series of actions […]
Commission disburses €17 billion under SURE to Italy, Spain and Poland
The European Commission has disbursed a total of €17 billion to Italy, Spain and Poland in the first instalment of financial support to Member States under the SURE instrument. As part of today’s operations, Italy has received €10 billion, Spain €6 billion, and Poland €1 billion. Once all SURE disbursements have been completed, Italy will […]
PhD Programme in Contemporary Humanism in Italy
The International PhD Programme (double-degree) in Contemporary Humanism is instituted for the 36th Cycle at LUMSA University (Rome) in partnership with Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (PUC) – Santiago/Chile, Australian Catholic University (ACU) – Sydney/Australia and Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP) – Paris/France and Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (UCP) – Lisbon/Portugal. Main goals of the Programme […]
EIB joins forces with DLL to provide up to €400 million to finance the investments of SMEs in Spain and Italy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €200 million in financing to DLL, a global asset finance company for equipment and technology, and wholly owned subsidiary of Rabobank, to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contribute to a greener economy. As part of the agreement, DLL will provide a further €200 million, meaning that €400 million […]
PhD Program Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage (AMCH) Track
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020/21 PhD Programs at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (www.imtlucca.it), one of the six Schools of Excellence in Italy and one of the highest rated graduate schools in Europe according to the most recent U-Multirank survey. Highly motivated candidates from all disciplines are invited to apply […]
Senior Postdoc Fellowship in Global History and Governance
The Scuola Superiore Meridionale, an international school of higher education and research which is part of the Università di Napoli Federico II, offers 3 senior postdoc fellowships in the Global History and Governance Program. The research program focuses on the comparisons, connections, and processes of globalization that have characterized different areas of the planet since […]
Doping Trafficking Ring with Professional Athletes Dismantled in Italy
Four traffickers have been arrested, another 64 individuals are under investigation The Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri), supported by Europol, targeted a criminal network trafficking illegal medicines and doping substances. On the action day on 14 May 2020, Italian law enforcement authorities arrested four suspected traffickers. The Carabinieri carried out 210 house searches targeting 74 […]
Starting Grants in Biomedicine at the Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza
Organisation Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza Onlus Research Field Biological sciences, Chemistry, Medical sciences, Neurosciences Deadline 29 February 2020 Location Italy Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza Onlus Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza (FPS) is a non-profit research institute focused on biomedical research with a rapid clinical translation. At the core of all our activities are issue-oriented and problem-driven […]
Italy should have ensured that its public authorities complied, in their commercial transactions with private undertakings, with periods for payment not exceeding 30 or 60 days
In the judgment in Commission v Italy (Directive combating late payment) (C-122/18), delivered on 28 January 2020, the Grand Chamber of the Court held that Italy had infringed Directive 2011/7 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, in that that Member State had not ensured that its public authorities, when they were debtors in such transactions, effectively […]